Blanche Garcia's Design Portfolio

Blanche, an interior designer from Montclair, N.J., joins the cast of HGTV Design Star season six. Take a peek at the designs that earned her a spot on the show.

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Sleek Bachelor's Pad

The homeowner for this bachelor pad is in the restaurant business, and he relocated from New York City to New Jersey. To suit the bachelor's active lifestyle, Garcia keeps the furniture clean and modern. A color palette of charcoal and chocolate is both elegant and masculine.

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Modern Bachelor's Living Room

Garcia wanted the main living space to be young, vibrant and fun for when the homeowner is entertaining friends, so she creates a focal wall of burnt orange. To bring a little New York City into the design, Garcia commissions artwork by a graffiti artist for the living room.

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Romantic yet Streamlined Bedroom

The master bedroom is designed in neutral cool tones for the man of the house but with soft lines and feminine patterns for the lady of the house. Their existing bed was turned into a canopy bed by adding fabric to create a little romance.

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Simply Stylish Nook

Beside the stairway, Garcia creates a nook with a console table, elegant seat and bamboo and cotton fabrics.

Glam and Sustainable

To continue the green in the show house seating area, the walls are hand-glazed in a non-VOC paint using three layers. The sofa is covered in cotton and filled with recycled bottles made into cushions. Garcia also brings in antique chairs and tables, the perfect way to stay sustainable and glamorous.

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Playful Boy's Bedroom

Noah's Ark is infused into this little boy's room since that's what he loved. The wallpaper has animal prints in a tone-on-tone application to keep it from being too juvenile. Garcia also accents with a sea blue hue that is carried into in his bathroom.

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Crisp and Clean Bathroom

The sea blue glass floor is designed to look like the ocean floor and picks up the Noah's Ark theme from this little boy's bedroom. His walls are hand pinstriped to add pattern to the otherwise classic space.

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Old World-Inspired Kitchen

This traditional kitchen is designed to be the main gathering place of the home. The appliances are custom paneled to flow seamlessly with the rest of the cabinetry, and the stove backsplash features honey onyx with a metal pencil inset.

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Nightclub-Inspired Bedroom

Designed for a professional athlete and his brother, Garcia's goal was to keep the home young and modern. In addition, the client wanted to feel like he was living in his own nightclub. The bedroom wall acts as the headboard and is covered in tufted vinyl with studded nail heads. The ceiling is hand done using real silver leaf.

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Cool, Comfy Bedroom

The brother's room lacked storage so a closet and entertainment wall is designed to take up a whole wall. Light-colored fabrics and walls balance the dark wood of the cabinetry, and a stylish light fixture adds a bit of bling to the space.

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Contemporary Bathroom

Garcia creates the illusion of a larger space in this connecting bath for two pre-teen boys by carrying the slate subway tile from the floor all the way up the main wall. Designed to grow with the boys, the bathroom features a modern, streamlined vanity and fixtures.

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Chic Doctor's Office Entryway

For a doctor's urgent care walk-in clinic located in New York City, Garcia designs a space that is modern and upscale. For artwork in the entryway, she creates a large graphic of the client's logo. The parameter is lit to accent the artwork, as well as acting as signage that can be seen through the adjacent windows to the street.

Modern Doctor's Office

The computer rendering is of the discharge area of the doctor's urgent care walk-in clinic. The area is broken up into six waiting areas each equipped with a flat-screen TV. Large resin panels flank the entryway and are lit from above.

Expansive Great Room

This family room was constructed in ten days including a new fireplace surround, millwork, stripping the floors and all new window treatments and furniture. Garcia creates a focal point out of the large fireplace by using paint and molding detail.

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Contemporary Living Room

An accent wall of sophisticated gray is created with Venetian plaster, while a light blue on the adjacent wall keeps the space light and airy. Streamlined furnishings give the space a contemporary feeling.